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The color purple [sound recording] / by Alice Walker.

Summary:

As a young, black woman living in 1930s Georgia, Celie faces constant violence and oppression. She survives the brutality of incest before being married off to "Mr.," who routinely abuses her both physically and emotionally. Eventually, Celie develops a deep bond with her husband's mistress Shug, and it is through this relationship that she understands she is a woman capable of being loved and respected.

Record details

  • ISBN: 144075439X
  • ISBN: 1440792305
  • ISBN: 9781440754395
  • ISBN: 9781440792304
  • Physical Description: 7 sound discs (8 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Publisher: Prince Frederick, MD : Recorded Books, p2010, [1982]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Unabridged.
With Note:
MARCIVE 3/03/11
Participant or Performer Note:
Narrated by the author.
System Details Note:
Compact discs.
Subject:
Abused wives > Fiction.
Adult child sexual abuse victims > Fiction.
African American women > Fiction.
Sisters > Fiction.
Southern states > Fiction.
Southern States > Fiction.
Genre:
Audiobooks.
Domestic fiction.
Epistolary fiction.
Epistolary fiction.

Available copies

  • 6 of 6 copies available at NC Cardinal.
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Onslow County Public Library. (Show)

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 6 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Jacksonville Main Library CD FIC WALKER (Text) 36015000126736 Adult Audiobook Available -
Cliffdale Library BOOK CD F WALKER (Text) 31781050772654 Adult Audiobook Available -
Lee County Main Library AUD MP3 FIC WALKER (Text) 33262003253642 Adult Audiobook Available -
North Regional Library BOOK CD F WALKER (Text) 31781050772647 Adult Audiobook Available -
Southside Branch WALKER, ALICE 7 CD (Text) 0112517878024 Adult Audiobook Available -
Transylvania County Library BCD FIC WAL (Text) 38079101770295 Adult Audiobook Available -

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Summary: As a young, black woman living in 1930s Georgia, Celie faces constant violence and oppression. She survives the brutality of incest before being married off to "Mr.," who routinely abuses her both physically and emotionally. Eventually, Celie develops a deep bond with her husband's mistress Shug, and it is through this relationship that she understands she is a woman capable of being loved and respected.